Rotary meter.



N0.855,663. PATENTEE JUNE NG?.

P.. POLTOWSKL ROTARY METER.

APPLIGATION FILED 00T. 29. moa.

Illll FAUL LTQW. Ki, @il CHCAG no. ceases.

Specification of iettsrs restantes June e, 1907.

Application liied October 29, 1906. Serial im, 34'l ,$36,

To'aZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that L EAUL PoLrToWsKr, a citizen el the United States of Anierice, and a resident or" Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Rotary Meters, oi' which the following is a specication.

This invention relates to rotary' meters'for measuring the iloW- of fluids, and has for its object to provide a, simple and elicient structural arrangement and combination of parte in faucet or cock, whereby the lo'wof iiuid from the saine is measured and registered in a rea-dy and accurate manner, all as will hereinafter more fully appear.

in the accompanying drawings :*-Figure 1,v is a side elevation of the present combined faucet and rotary meter, the side cap or cover being removed to illustrate the interior mechanism, and witha portion of the head in which the meter wheel is journaled, broken away to show a portion of said wheel. Fig. 2, is a plan view. Fig. 3, is a detail transverse section on line w-, Fig. 1. Fig. 4., is an enlarged detail section on line .r-r

1, of the rear worin wheel and its journal support on the cody of the faucet.

Similar numerals of reference indicate like parts in the several views.

Referring to the drawings, 1

represents the 'faucet body having the usual downturned outlet neck 2, at its iorwardend; the screw threaded. attaching neckl S, at its rear ond, and the intermediate handled plug valve l, by which the flow of .fluid through the faucet iscontrolled. Y

in the present invention the body of the faucet between the outlet neck 2 and valve 4, is i'ornied with an enlarged circular cavity chamber 5, into which the luid passing through the valve #l discharges, preferably in a tangential manner, so as to4 impinge against the bladed perimeter ol' the rotary nleter wheel hereinafter described.

6, is the rotary nietor wheel formed with a series oi radial blades of any Yusual form and arrangement; such wheel is arranged in the cavity or chamber 5, and snugly iills the saine, and capable of free rotation therein.

7, is the carrying shalt of the meter Wheel G, journaled at one end in. a journal recess in a fixed end head of the chamber 5, While at its other end, .said shaft is journaled in a oriiice in a removable head S, which .ticularly described; such formsA the closure for the other and open end of the aforesaid. chan-cher or cavity.

9, is an endless screyv or Worm secured to the last mentioned end of the shaft 7 and at the side or" 'the head 8 opposite to that at which 'the rotary nieter Wheel 6 is arranged and as illustrated in Fig. 3.

10, is a motion transmitting shaft arranged at the side of the faucet body 1, in suitable bearings, as shown, and provided at its forward end with a 'Worm wheel 11, which with and receives motion from the aforesaid endless screw or Worm 9; near endless screw or 'Worm i2 adapted for operative engage-nient with secondary worm Wheel, new to foe-described.

1,3, is a Worin wheel journaied on the side oi the faucet hody 1, and near the rear end of the saine by means hereinafter more par- With and receives motion from the endless screw or worin 12, and is provided witha non-circuler stem 14, adapted for engagement with the primary gear or shaft of a cycloineter or revolutionv may be' connected to 'a neck 15 piece, hereinafter described.

lilith the described arrangement of parts, the means lor actuating the revolution counter, as Well as the counter itself, are located near thorear ol" the faucet-bod y, so as to be out of thewey and iree from accident in the continued and frequent manipulations oi` the faucet.

16, a cap or casing litting the side of the faucet body i, to inclose the motion transmitting mechanism above described, to protect the saine f in. dust, and from unauthorizedv nianipul .on, and with a view to'aiord a close lit, ne iaucct body. Will he provided with lateral rims 17, outside oi which the ca or casing lits, as illustrated more particularly 4in Figs. 1 and I?.

18, is a carrying disk for the worm Wheel 13 above described; such disk turns on a headed screw i9, screwed into the faucet body, and et its lower end said disk is provided with a marginal li 1'; or llano-o 2l), as shown in- Fig. 4.

21, is an annular 'riin on one side of the Worin wheel and adapted to encircle the periphery oi' the disk 1S, and abut against the hin or Mange 2Q thereof to provide a cav- Worm Wheel gears` I its rear end said shalt is provided with an n counter ol'l any ordinary and suitable construction? and whichy of the cap.

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ity between the parts 'lor the head or' the screw 1),

22, are screws 'oy which the worm wheel l and disk lo are attached togetl'ier.

llaving thus i'ully described my said in? vention what l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is 2- 1. The combination ci a 'faucet provided with an attaching neck and an outlet neck at its opposite ends, a valve between' said necks, an enlarged cavity between the valve and outlet neck anda longitudinal chamber at one side and connected at its Vlorward end: with said enlarged cavity, a ro tary meter wheel arranged in said enlarged. cavity and having at one side an endless screw, a removable head or partition arranged in said cavity between the meter wheel and endless screw, a revoluble stem journaled at the rear end ol the longitudinal chamber aliresaid, intern'iediate gearing be tween said revoluble stem and the meter wheel and arranged in the longitudinal chamber aforesaid, and. a cap piece closing said longitudinal chamber and the open end o'l` the enlarged cavity a'l'oresaid, substantially as set forth. l

2. The combination of a faucet provided with an attaching neck and an outlet neck at its opposite ends, avalve between said necks7 an enlarged cavity between the valve and outlet neck and a longitudinal chamber at one side and connected at its forward vend with said enlarged cavity, a rotary .meter wheel arranged in said enlarged cavity and having at one side an endless screw, a removable head or partition arranged in said i l l cavity between the meter wheel and endless screw, a revoluble stem journaled at the rear end of the longitudinal chamber aforesaid, intermediate gearing between said revoluble stem and the meter wheel, the same comprising a longitudinal shalt arranged in the longitudinal chamber afore said and provided at its forward end with a worm wheel engaging the endless screw of the meter wheel and at its rear end with an endless screw engaging a worm wheel carried by the revoluble stem aforesaid, and a cap piece closing said longitudinal chamber and the open end ofthe enlarged cavity aforesaith substantially as set forth.

3. In a transmission mechanism for faucet meters, the combination of a worm wheel having an annular rim on one side, a carry- 3 ing disk having a marginal tlange, a headed attaching screw passing through said carrying disk and means for connecting the worm wheel and carrying disk together.

4. in a transmission mechanism for faucet eo meters, the combination of a Worm wheel having an annular rim on one side, a carrying disk having a marginal flange, a headed at taching screw passing through said carryingA disk, and means for connecting the worm wheel and carrying disk together, the same comprising screw bolts passing through the respective parts.

Signed at Chicago, Illinois,

of October 19.06. t

PAUL POLITWSVT this 20th day Witnessesz Yon- KUROWSKI, ROBERT BURNs. 

